Comments on: Hoobastank http://incredipete.com/archives/597 Tolerance is the virtue of a man without convictions. G.K. Chesterton Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:04:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Incredipete http://incredipete.com/archives/597#comment-11300 Incredipete Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:38:00 +0000 http://incredipete.com/archives/597#comment-11300 LoL. I hear ya, to some extent. On the other hand, I pay roughly 33% of my income in taxes each year, and I don't know that the government does enough for ME that I want to give them a third of my hard-earned paycheck. I mean, what are they using my paycheck for anyway? To build bombs to send to Iraq? As you know, I'm not a fan of the war, even though I am a conservative, and that's not my money being well spent. LoL. I hear ya, to some extent. On the other hand, I pay roughly 33% of my income in taxes each year, and I don’t know that the government does enough for ME that I want to give them a third of my hard-earned paycheck. I mean, what are they using my paycheck for anyway? To build bombs to send to Iraq? As you know, I’m not a fan of the war, even though I am a conservative, and that’s not my money being well spent.

]]> By: K http://incredipete.com/archives/597#comment-11299 K Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:31:24 +0000 http://incredipete.com/archives/597#comment-11299 Yes, but if it was up to the vast population of rich America, the poor would be left destitute. It'd just be the poor helping the poor-er. I believe in the American dream as well, but I also believe many people need to be nudged a bit more to take care of more than just their own business. I think it's easier for the government to raise taxes than morals ... But, it's hard for me to argue fairly on this, since I don't ever plan on being wealthy. But I can give willingly beyond the little they take from me automatically ;) Maybe if we, as a people, step up and stop the ego-mania and self-saturation, we could help less fortunate pursue happiness like what some of us have already found ... not to mention clean up our country and spiff up our educational system! Ugh. I could go on and on all damn day like this. So, I'll leave it ;) Yes, but if it was up to the vast population of rich America, the poor would be left destitute. It’d just be the poor helping the poor-er. I believe in the American dream as well, but I also believe many people need to be nudged a bit more to take care of more than just their own business. I think it’s easier for the government to raise taxes than morals …

But, it’s hard for me to argue fairly on this, since I don’t ever plan on being wealthy. But I can give willingly beyond the little they take from me automatically ;) Maybe if we, as a people, step up and stop the ego-mania and self-saturation, we could help less fortunate pursue happiness like what some of us have already found … not to mention clean up our country and spiff up our educational system!

Ugh. I could go on and on all damn day like this. So, I’ll leave it ;)

]]> By: Incredipete http://incredipete.com/archives/597#comment-11298 Incredipete Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:11:39 +0000 http://incredipete.com/archives/597#comment-11298 Ahh, but even in communist countries there was always a rich ruling class - the kennedys, clintons, and bushs of their time. The reason I don't like taking money from the rich and giving it to the poor is that I'm a believer in the American dream and I believe that someday I'll be rich. If I choose to use my riches for good (which I'd like to believe I would), then it should be up to me, not to the government, to decide how and where I spend it. Ahh, but even in communist countries there was always a rich ruling class - the kennedys, clintons, and bushs of their time. The reason I don’t like taking money from the rich and giving it to the poor is that I’m a believer in the American dream and I believe that someday I’ll be rich. If I choose to use my riches for good (which I’d like to believe I would), then it should be up to me, not to the government, to decide how and where I spend it.

]]> By: K http://incredipete.com/archives/597#comment-11297 K Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:01:46 +0000 http://incredipete.com/archives/597#comment-11297 Loved Bill. (Not lovin' the wife.) I guess I'm a freak in that I don't mind paying higher taxes. I'm by no means wealthy, but I find the higher the taxes, the more things get done. Robin Hood away politicians, Robin Hood away! ... Communism, pshaw! The gub'ment will NEVER take enough from the uber-wealthy to make the U.S. anywhere NEAR classless ... Loved Bill. (Not lovin’ the wife.)

I guess I’m a freak in that I don’t mind paying higher taxes. I’m by no means wealthy, but I find the higher the taxes, the more things get done. Robin Hood away politicians, Robin Hood away!

… Communism, pshaw! The gub’ment will NEVER take enough from the uber-wealthy to make the U.S. anywhere NEAR classless …

]]> By: HRT http://incredipete.com/archives/597#comment-11296 HRT Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:17:33 +0000 http://incredipete.com/archives/597#comment-11296 I believe in the ABC policy. Anybody But Clinton. And I completely agree with you Pete about Obama, intellectually I know that I disagree with 173.47% of his policies, but Gotdamn he manages to make it hard to hate him. I just hope Hillary keeps speaking because the more she talks the more I hate her. And there are only 3 people in the world that I truly hate and suprisingly 2 of them are named Clinton, go figure? I believe in the ABC policy. Anybody But Clinton.

And I completely agree with you Pete about Obama, intellectually I know that I disagree with 173.47% of his policies, but Gotdamn he manages to make it hard to hate him. I just hope Hillary keeps speaking because the more she talks the more I hate her. And there are only 3 people in the world that I truly hate and suprisingly 2 of them are named Clinton, go figure?

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